Match Report
Shakhtyor Petrikov, 16th with 22 points, sat 17 points above Osipovichy (17th, 5). On the form table Shakhtyor Petrikov stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Osipovichy were scoring 0.66 and conceding 2.66, Shakhtyor Petrikov 1.03 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Osipovichy — three in succession. Shakhtyor Petrikov's winless run stood at 7.
The venue was Stadyen Junatstva in Osipovichy, with room for 2,220 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.